title: Esthetic and prosthetic dentistry as reflected in the Old Testament and other ancient scriptures.
abstract: The great technologic strides of the past have transformed medicine and dentistry from a primitive craft into a modern science. Although the past century has witnessed great advances in the evolution of esthetic dentistry, it is fitting to pay tribute to the ancient practitioners of this craft, who formed a basis for its present progress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D004955:Esthetics, Dental / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D007599:Judaism / Q000266:history; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000266:history*